Steve Schmidt, Boeing T-7A Red Hawk pilot, and Lt. Col. Phillip Bourquin, 99th Flying Training Squadron director of operations, shake hands after piloting the first T-7A Red Hawk for its historic arrival to Air Education and Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Dec. 5, 2025. The T-7A is the Air Force’s newest training aircraft designed to train the next generation of pilots for the fifth- and sixth-generation fighters. The aircraft is assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron, a part of the 12th Flying Training Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sean Worrell)
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